Basketball great Larry Bird's son has been arrested after police say he tried to run over his ex-girlfriend with a car.

Conner Anthony Bird, 21, faces preliminary charges including intimidation with a deadly weapon, battery with injury and possession of marijuana.

Indiana University police arrested Bird on Sunday morning. They say his ex-girlfriend told an officer that Bird threw a cellphone at her and drove his car at her during an argument. A police report says IU police arrested Bird after tracking down his vehicle.